Search my Blog

Friday, October 5, 2012

“Hey,
thanks.” Miguel replied all of his teammates, smiling. He felt so happy. He,
Miguel Sanchez, following the family tradition. If you call winning the Hunk of
the Year a family tradition. He opened his locker. He had just 3 minutes left
to go. He had Biology next.

Biology.
He hated Biology. But he wanted to be a doctor, a surgeon. In less than ten
years, he would be one. All things will be good again.His mum would be so proud of him and she
would never have to work for those blasted Charlwood family again.

Anyone
seeing Diana would think she was reading something really interesting. But she
wasn’t. She was looking at the love of her life (at this time). Miguel Sanchez,
Peaceville High’s best football player, now Peaceville’s Hunk of the Year. She
had always had her eyes on Miguel since they were both thirteen years old. But
Miguel always treated her like a sister. As if that was what she wanted to be.

“Hey,
Di!”

“Wanda,
you startled me!”

Wanda
Parker, beautiful black American and Diana’s best friend, whispered
mischievously, “You were sooo busy looking at the Hunk of the Year. I bet you
wish you were his gift.”

“I
really really like him, Wanda.”

“And
he would like you…. Some day.”

The
bell rang and Miguel hurriedly locked his locker. Unknown to him, two girls
were watching him, one of them wishing she could tell him how she really felt
about him.

**********************************************************

Sharon
looked angrily at her brother, “I want an active position in Charlwood Corp.”

Ben
Charlwood looked at his little sister with annoyance, “Why don’t you go ask
father? He’s the one who can do that.”

“You
know you can too, Ben. I’m tired of just waking up in the morning and spending
Charlwood’s money-”

“Which
is the dream of every woman.”

“Well,
I am not every woman, Ben. I want an active position in Charlwood Corp. It’s my
birthright.”

“We
both know how father feels about that, Sharon.” Ben said, sitting down and
sipping his glass of gin, “Father doesn’t believe in a mere woman having
anything to do in the executive positions of Charlwood Corp.”

“That
is called Sexual Discrimination.”

“That
is called Human Right, Sharon. Father has a right to decide who or what to
employ in Charlwood Corp. He built Charlwood, darling, not you.”

“I
hate you, both.”

“So
emotional, just like a woman.” Ben replied and picking up his phone, motioned
her out.

Sharon
walked out of the office, angrily. She was sick and tired of being treated like
a doormat by her father and brother. Being a woman doesn’t mean that she wasn’t
capable of handling an executive position in Charlwood.

Her
phone rang and after looking at the caller ID, she answered, “Hi, Kathleen…….Sure
I’m free for lunch……Grace’s?........Cool, I’ll meet you there.”

Rose
looked at her son horrified. “Sweetheart, there are twenty rooms in this
mansion. Surely you want to be close by me, don’t you?”

“Of
course I will be close by you, mum. I will be in Peaceville. But in my own
apartment.”

“I
don’t like that.”

“Mum,
I love you. But I’m not a little child anymore. I’m twenty four years old and I
want to start my life with my career and eventually a family. I cannot be
living under your husband’s roof forever, mum. I want to be my own man, living
in my own place.”

Rose
sat closer to her son and placed her hands on his arm. “Justin, I want you to
be your own man. I want the best for you. You are my son and the love for my
life. I just felt that now that you are back in Peaceville, you’ll be here with
me and I wouldn’t be lonely anymore. That you would start your life here and
even get married and have your kids here.”

“I’m
sorry, mum. I have already made up my mind. I love you, mum. Never doubt that.”

Justin
kissed her on her cheek and she smiled, “Fine. I accept your decision. And
speaking about getting married, guess who is in the mansion right now.”

“Who?”

Kathleen
walked in, smiling at Justin, “Hi.”

Justin
stood up, “Oh, Hi Kat. It’s been a while.”

“Five
years to be precise.” Kathleen replied, “Heard you are an attorney now.”